Behavior Resource Specialist (SPED) - 2025-26

Davita Inc.; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education service provider is looking for a Behavior Resource Specialist to support students with emotional and behavioral challenges. This role involves developing behavioral interventions, collaborating with educational staff, and ensuring student progress through targeted support strategies. Ideal candidates will have a background in psychology or education and extensive experience with special education.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field required.
• Experience with students having behavioral and emotional needs is required.
• Preferred significant experience with Special Education Services.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive behavioral/emotional interventions for students.
• Develop and implement interventions and goals for students.
• Work collaboratively with instructional staff and collect behavioral data.

Skills

Emotional control

Patience

Collaboration

Behavior management techniques

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Education, Psychology, Behavior Analysis, or related field

AA degree and equivalent work experience

Job description

SCHEDULE:

• Hourly
• Hours may vary based on program needs

SALARY:
$26.00/hr-$32.00/hr (dependent on qualifications and experience)

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Psychology, Behavior Analysis, or related field OR AA degree and equivalent work experience
• Experience working with students with challenging emotional/behavioral needs and at-risk students with academic, social and behavioral concerns

Preferred

• Significant, extensive experience working with students receiving Special Education Services

POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the building supervisor, the Behavior Resource Specialist serves to enhance the instruction provided by the teacher, case manager or related service staff to supplement instructional activities or to provide extended practice. This can include providing guided practice, cues, behavior plan implementation support, data collection and response for students around their identified Behavior Support Plans and IEP goals.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to work with students with challenging emotional/behavioral needs and academic and social concerns
• Ability to understand the developmental and psychological links to the emotional and behavioral needs of students
• Ability to form strong and positive relationships with students and staff to support students in the development of self-regulation skills and in their overall social, emotional and academic growth
• Ability to foster independence, self-esteem and self-confidence in students
• Knowledge of behavior management and de-escalation techniques
• Ability to communicate concisely, both orally and in writing
• Ability to exhibit emotional control, patience and persistence in extremely stressful situations
• Skill at maintaining acceptable tolerance levels for appropriate student behaviors
• Ability to observe, chart and specifically describe student behaviors
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team member and school resource

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Responds, as needed, to the behavior resource room to provide positive behavioral/emotional interventions and supports for students
• Develops, coordinates and implements positive interventions for identified students including daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and yearly goals and activities
• Re-teaches social skills and affective curriculum within the resource rooms and classroom settings and provides individual behavior therapy to students as required
• Assists administrators with parent communication as requested and provides parent information and education relating to the positive behavior support program of the school
• Works with program and district administration in the development and implementation of a robust program of positive and proactive behavior strategies and supports for the school community
• Works collaboratively with instructional staff to increase academic success for students with challenging behaviors and to decrease challenging student behavior in classrooms
• Conducts classroom observations and data collection to support behavior analysis and interventions with identified students as requested
• Serves as a member of the site MTSS team
• Assists in classrooms to meet individual and group needs as requested by instructional staff
• Collects, reports and summarizes behavioral data
• Other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL FACTORS:

• Frequent: walking, standing, bending, sitting, hearing, talking, and seeing

BENEFITS: We offer a comprehensive benefits package for employees working a minimum of 30 hours per week. This includes health, dental, and vision insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care, as well as life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage, and long-term disability insurance.

All Employees of Saint Cloud School District 742 are responsible to support District goals, to work collaboratively and respectfully with diverse populations of staff, students and parents and to model and promote a welcoming working and learning environment. Employees are expected to support and adapt to change and to demonstrate commitment to continuous performance improvement. Employees are responsible to establish and maintain effective communication with students, teachers, support staff, colleagues and parents, respect confidential matters, encourage a safe and secure environment throughout the District, and to be dependable and accountable in the performance of their work.

St. Cloud School District 742 prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at https://www.isd742.org/about-us/title-ix. It is the prerogative of the District to assign staff so as to best meet the needs of the District.

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